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Ag Canada Looking at Future Spending Cuts


A budget winners and losers list, compiled by the Globe and Mail, shows Agriculture Canada is looking at a 41 percent reduction in funding – within the next 3 years. There are only 4 other federal departments that will see higher cuts. The list is shown below, and highlights the projected amount of money a department is expected to spend. While is does not represent what will actually happen, the Globe and Mail sees it as a forecast for what will come in future budgets.

Winners and losers in deficit battle


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Welcome to the farm! If you're new here, this is perfect timing: we're starting planting season today. If you've been here for a while, I'm so thankful for you! I am so grateful to have you riding in the buddy seat of my John Deere tractor with me today: Day "0" of planting season!! This has been a long time coming; we've been prepping since the day harvest ended. I hope you learn something about why your local farmers are so stressed this time of year. Don't worry, theres a lot more to come, so I'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning for the official first day!